River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
073 FGUS53 KMSR 151553 RVFM19 RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 1053 AM CDT SUN JUN 15 2025 : THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER : FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS : WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : : FORECAST GROUP IS M19 : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, DLDI4 :DUBUQUE L&D 11, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 15.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.5 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 7.0 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER DLDI4 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 .E2 : 0616 : / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 .E3 : 0617 : / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.2 .E4 : 0618 : / 7.2 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E5 : 0619 : / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.4 .E6 : 0620 : / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.6 .E7 : 0621 : / 7.6 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E8 : 0622 : / 7.6 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.26 / 0.05 / 0.04 : 0616 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.36 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, DBQI4 :DUBUQUE, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 15.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 21.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.4 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER DBQI4 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 .E2 : 0616 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.4 .E3 : 0617 : / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 .E4 : 0618 : / 9.6 / 9.6 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E5 : 0619 : / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 / 9.7 .E6 : 0620 : / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.9 .E7 : 0621 : / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.9 .E8 : 0622 : / 9.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.26 / 0.05 / 0.04 : 0616 / 0.01 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.36 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BLVI4 :BELLEVUE L&D 12, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 16.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 7.5 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER BLVI4 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 7.5 / 7.6 / 7.7 .E2 : 0616 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E3 : 0617 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.9 .E4 : 0618 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E5 : 0619 : / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.2 .E6 : 0620 : / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.4 .E7 : 0621 : / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.5 .E8 : 0622 : / 8.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.14 / 0.02 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.16 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, FLTI2 :FULTON L&D 13, IL - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 15.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 6.8 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER FLTI2 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 7.0 .E2 : 0616 : / 7.0 / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 .E3 : 0617 : / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 .E4 : 0618 : / 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.3 .E5 : 0619 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.4 / 7.4 .E6 : 0620 : / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.6 .E7 : 0621 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E8 : 0622 : / 7.8 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, CMMI4 :CAMANCHE, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 16.0 FTMINOR STAGE 17.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.5 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER CMMI4 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 10.5 / 10.5 / 10.6 .E2 : 0616 : / 10.6 / 10.6 / 10.6 / 10.6 .E3 : 0617 : / 10.6 / 10.6 / 10.6 / 10.6 .E4 : 0618 : / 10.6 / 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.7 .E5 : 0619 : / 10.7 / 10.7 / 10.8 / 10.8 .E6 : 0620 : / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.9 .E7 : 0621 : / 10.9 / 10.9 / 10.9 / 11.0 .E8 : 0622 : / 11.0 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.01 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.01 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LECI4 :LE CLAIRE - L&D 14, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 12.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 13.5 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 5.6 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER LECI4 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 5.6 / 5.6 / 5.7 .E2 : 0616 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E3 : 0617 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E4 : 0618 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 / 5.9 .E5 : 0619 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.1 .E6 : 0620 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.2 .E7 : 0621 : / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 / 6.2 .E8 : 0622 : / 6.3 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.02 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, RCKI2 :ROCK ISLAND L&D 15, IL - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 7.2 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER RCKI2 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E2 : 0616 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.4 / 7.4 .E3 : 0617 : / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.6 .E4 : 0618 : / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.6 / 7.7 .E5 : 0619 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.9 / 8.0 .E6 : 0620 : / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E7 : 0621 : / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.2 .E8 : 0622 : / 8.3 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.02 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, ILNI2 :ILLINOIS CITY L&D 16, IL - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 5.7 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER ILNI2 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 5.7 / 5.7 / 5.7 .E2 : 0616 : / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.8 / 5.9 .E3 : 0617 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E4 : 0618 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.1 .E5 : 0619 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.3 .E6 : 0620 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.4 .E7 : 0621 : / 6.4 / 6.4 / 6.5 / 6.5 .E8 : 0622 : / 6.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.04 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MUSI4 :MUSCATINE, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 15.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 20.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.7 FT AT 1515 Z ON JUN 15 .ER MUSI4 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 .E2 : 0616 : / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.8 .E3 : 0617 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E4 : 0618 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.8 .E5 : 0619 : / 7.8 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E6 : 0620 : / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 .E7 : 0621 : / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.1 / 8.1 .E8 : 0622 : / 8.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.04 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.04 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, NBOI2 :NEW BOSTON 4NW - L&D 17, IL - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.5 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 6.9 FT AT 1510 Z ON JUN 15 .ER NBOI2 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.9 .E2 : 0616 : / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 7.1 .E3 : 0617 : / 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E4 : 0618 : / 7.2 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E5 : 0619 : / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.5 / 7.6 .E6 : 0620 : / 7.6 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.8 .E7 : 0621 : / 7.8 / 7.8 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E8 : 0622 : / 7.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.03 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.06 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, KHBI2 :KEITHSBURG, IL - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 13.0 FTMINOR STAGE 14.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 15.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 17.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.9 FT AT 1430 Z ON JUN 15 .ER KHBI2 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 7.9 / 7.9 / 7.9 .E2 : 0616 : / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 8.1 .E3 : 0617 : / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.2 / 8.3 .E4 : 0618 : / 8.3 / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.5 .E5 : 0619 : / 8.5 / 8.6 / 8.7 / 8.7 .E6 : 0620 : / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.9 / 8.9 .E7 : 0621 : / 8.9 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E8 : 0622 : / 9.0 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.03 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.03 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.06 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, GLDI2 :GLADSTONE 4WNW - L&D 18, IL - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 10.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 12.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 14.0 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 4.1 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER GLDI2 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 .E2 : 0616 : / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.1 / 4.2 .E3 : 0617 : / 4.2 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.3 .E4 : 0618 : / 4.3 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.4 .E5 : 0619 : / 4.4 / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.6 .E6 : 0620 : / 4.6 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 .E7 : 0621 : / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.7 .E8 : 0622 : / 4.8 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, BRLI4 :BURLINGTON, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 16.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 18.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.9 FT AT 1500 Z ON JUN 15 .ER BRLI4 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 9.8 / 9.8 / 9.8 .E2 : 0616 : / 9.8 / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.9 .E3 : 0617 : / 9.9 / 10.0 / 10.0 / 10.0 .E4 : 0618 : / 10.0 / 10.1 / 10.1 / 10.1 .E5 : 0619 : / 10.2 / 10.2 / 10.2 / 10.3 .E6 : 0620 : / 10.3 / 10.3 / 10.4 / 10.4 .E7 : 0621 : / 10.4 / 10.4 / 10.4 / 10.4 .E8 : 0622 : / 10.4 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, EOKI4 :KEOKUK L&D 19, IA - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 16.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 19.0 FT : :THE TAILWATER STAGE WAS 5.2 FT AT 1510 Z ON JUN 15 .ER EOKI4 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HTIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 5.2 / 5.2 / 5.2 .E2 : 0616 : / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 / 5.3 .E3 : 0617 : / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.4 / 5.4 .E4 : 0618 : / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.5 / 5.6 .E5 : 0619 : / 5.6 / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.8 .E6 : 0620 : / 5.9 / 5.9 / 6.0 / 6.0 .E7 : 0621 : / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.0 / 6.1 .E8 : 0622 : / 6.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :MISSISSIPPI RIVER, GGYM7 :GREGORY LANDING, MO - DVN : :ACTION STAGE 14.0 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 25.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.4 FT AT 1530 Z ON JUN 15 .ER GGYM7 0615 Z DC202506151553/DH18/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0615 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E2 : 0616 : / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E3 : 0617 : / 7.3 / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.4 .E4 : 0618 : / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 7.6 .E5 : 0619 : / 7.6 / 7.7 / 7.7 / 7.8 .E6 : 0620 : / 7.9 / 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.2 .E7 : 0621 : / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.4 / 8.4 .E8 : 0622 : / 8.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0615 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : 0616 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Jun 16 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2528 : :...END of MESSAGE...